transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfi-lə-mənt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin filamentum, from Late Latin filare to spin — more at file
Date: 1594
: a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage: as
a. : a tenuous conductor (as of carbon or metal) made incandescent by the passage of an electric current ; specifically : a cathode in the form of a metal wire in an electron tube
b.
(1) : a thin and fine elongated constituent part of a gill
(2) : an elongated thin series of cells attached one to another or a very long thin cylindrical single cell (as of some algae, fungi, or bacteria)
c. : the anther-bearing stalk of a stamen — see flower illustration
• fil·a·men·ta·ry ˌfil-ə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē adjective
• fil·a·men·tous -ˈmen-təs adjective